Actor Brian McCardie – best known for his role as crime boss Tommy Hunter in Line of Duty – has died at the age of 59.
In a social media post his sister Sarah, also an actor, said he had died suddenly at home on Sunday.
McCardie recently appeared in the drama Time, while he had also been involved in filming the forthcoming Outlander prequel Blood of My Blood.
His family said that he was “gone much too soon” and described him as a “wonderful and passionate actor.”
